JACKSON BROWNE THE PRETENDER MFSL 1-055 RARE COLLECTOR'S ITEM. VG COND.
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JACKSON BROWNE: THE PRETENDER. MFSL 1-055, Super Virgin Vinyl, translucent when held to light.
VINYL IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, HAS SOME MINOR SURFACE WEAR BUT DOES NOT AFFECT PLAY. COVER FRONT HAS WATER DAMAGE ON LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF FRONT SLEEVE, GRADED IT GOOD DUE TO THIS IMPERFECTION BUT OVERALL IN VERY GOOD+. BACK SIDE OF COVER NOT AFFECTED BY WATER DAMAGE. MINOR WEAR TO CORNERS AND ALONG TOP OF SPINE DUE TO AGE.
Collector's item due to unusual mis-pressing. See the following for reference:
- The original master recording reissued & remastered by using Half-Speed production.
- Produced on translucent vinyl which translates to better sound on cleaner vinyl.
- Special Static Free-Dust Free Inner Sleeve & Special Heavy Duty Protective Packaging.
Excerpt from StereoPhile interview with Jackson Brown: When a conversation about his back catalog prompted me to pull out a copy of Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab's 1982 vinyl edition of The Pretender, it triggered a fascinating tangent.
"Oh, wow, I don't remember this being done," he said, taking the record out of its plastic sleeve. "But are you sure there's a second verse in 'The Pretender'?" Big smile.
At the quizzical look that crossed my face, he was off: "When we released The Pretender, one of the things we did was release the song 'The Pretender' as a single, so a different, shorter single version was created. Later, on the next pressing of The Pretender album, they just put out whatever they had. But they printed a bunch of these Pretenders where [the title song] was missing the second verse because the single edit was used. Somebody called me and said, 'I wore out my copy of The Pretender and I bought a new one, and the second verse isn't there.' And also, on 'The Fuse,' there was no fade. It just went CUT! We had made a mark [on the tape] where the fade would start and where it would be out by. They just cut it off and put the leader in, so the next song could start. So on this new version of The Pretender that tune just went 'EEErrrrrr . . . click!' That was unusual for a company like Elektra to do, because at that point it was still Elektra, and because the production people there were very conscientious. But somewhere along the line, somebody made a decision to not go through all the trouble.
Jackson Browne ?– The Pretender
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ?– MFSL 1-055, Asylum Records ?– MFSL 1-055 Series: Original Master Recording – Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Remastered, ReissueCountry: US Released: Jan 1982 Genre: Rock Style: Soft Rock
Tracklist
A1 The Fuse Bass – Leland SklarDrums – Russell Kunkel*Piano – Craig DoergeSlide Guitar – David Lindley 5:47 A2 Your Bright Baby Blues Bass – Chuck RaineyDrums – Jim GordonOrgan – Billy Payne*Piano – Roy BittanSlide Guitar, Harmony Vocals [Harmony] – Lowell George 6:01 A3 Linda Paloma Guitar [Vijuella], Guitar, Backing Vocals – Luis F. Damian*Guitarrón, Violin, Backing Vocals – Roberto GutierrezHarp, Backing Vocals, Arranged By – Arthur GerstRecorded By – Greg Ladanyi 4:05 A4 Here Come Those Tears Again Bass – Bob GlaubDrums – Jim GordonElectric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Fred TackettGuitar – John Hall*Harmony Vocals [Harmonies] – Bonnie Raitt, Rosemary ButlerOrgan – Mike Utley*Piano – Billy Payne*Written-By – Jackson Browne, Nancy Farnsworth 3:35 B1 The Only Child Acoustic Guitar – Fred TackettBass – Chuck RaineyDrums – Jeff PorcaroElectric Guitar – Albert LeeHarmony Vocals [Harmonies] – Don Henley, John David SoutherPercussion – Gary ColemanPiano – Billy Payne*Violin – David Lindley 3:40 B2 Daddy's Tune Bass – Leland SklarDrums – Jeff PorcaroGuitar – Fred Tackett, Waddy*Horns – Chuck Finley*, Dick Hyde, Quitman Dennit*Horns, Arranged By [Horns] – Jim HornPiano – Craig DoergeSlide Guitar – David Lindley 3:34 B3 Sleep's Dark And Silent Gate Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Fred TackettBass – Leland SklarDrums – Jeff PorcaroMixed By – Val GarayPiano – Craig Doerge 2:35 B4 The Pretender Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Fred TackettBass – Bob GlaubDrums – Jeff PorcaroHarmony Vocals [Harmonies] – David Crosby, Graham NashPiano – Craig Doerge 5:50Companies, etc.
- Pressed By – Victor Company Of Japan, Ltd.
- Manufactured By – MFSL, Inc.
- Distributed By – MFSL, Inc.
- Licensed From – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Asylum Records
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
- Copyright (c) – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
Credits
- Arranged By [Strings] – David Campbell (tracks: B3, B4)
- Art Direction, Design – Gary Burden
- Management – Mark Hammerman
- Management [The Road] – Howard Burke
- Management [The Sky] – Peter Golden
- Mixed By – Greg Ladanyi (tracks: A1 to B2, B4)
- Mixed By [Assistant] – Dennis Kirk (tracks: A1 to B2, B4)
- Photography By [Back Cover Photo] – Jackson Browne
- Photography By [Front Cover Photo] – Tom Kelley Studios
- Producer – Jon Landau
- Recorded By – John Haeny (tracks: A1 to A2, A4 to B4)
- Recorded By [Additional Recording] – Mark Howlett
- Recorded By [Assistant] – Paul Black
- Remastered By – Stan Ricker
- Vocals, Written-By – Jackson Browne (tracks: A1 to A3, B1 to B4)
Notes
Half-speed re-mastered on High Definition vinyl at Victor Company of Japan.Includes inner sleeve with lyrics.
Two significant differences from the original release:
Track A1, "The Fuse" has a alternate 'cold' ending, different from the long fade of the original release. This was also used on the initial standard CD release from Asylum.
Track B4, "The Pretender" is a shorter version, missing the entire second verse (similar to the single edit) with an actual length of approximately 5:09, instead of the 5:50 listed on the label. This was also used on some reissues of the LP from Asylum.
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